With certain TVs, the Siri remote can even turn the TV on or off so you only have to use a single remote, but you must have a newer television with a built-in HDMI-CEC menu setting. For now, we’ll just focus on how to get the volume control working. Note: This will not work for older Apple TVs or older remotes. This feature is for the new Apple TV 2015 or newer with Siri remote....
apps that serve as remote control for Apple TV and such. But what if I told you that there is a way to connect your iPhone to your PS3 and use it as a remote control to play YouTube videos on it? Definitely a neat trick to learn. What is even better, there is no app needed to do it since you can perform this trick right from your PS3 and your iPhone’s browser using your network....
Overlaying an image in Paint or Paint 3D is quite easy. You can use the concept of copying a transparent image over another picture to add watermarks and logos to your photos. It can also help you in merging two images. Let’s see how to put a picture, especially a transparent image on top of another in Paint and Paint 3D. How to Put One Picture on Top of Another in Paint Users get disappointed when they do not see a dedicated Insert button in Paint to add images over the existing picture....
Custom emoji reactions will help you make your conversations more fun and engaging. Be it reacting with fire emoji or sending a poop emoji, the new possibilities have opened up. The custom reactions were part of the Messenger update that also introduced features like chat themes, vanish mode, selfie stickers, etc. In this post, we have covered how to react with custom emojis, how to add new emojis in the panel, reset custom emojis, and Messenger emoji reactions not working....
So, what would you do if you want to restrict your child’s computer usage (or of anyone else) without these parental controls? Well, of course, you’d surely opt for an alternative software but if you’re one of those geeky Mom or Dad then you’d probably like do it via Command Line. So, let’s see how you can do it. Restrict Windows 10 Usage for Any User We’re going to use the net user command to limit the usage of a particular user....
make any Windows application portable using Cameyo but it has some limitations. I store most of my important files on Dropbox so that I can work on them from any computer. Whether my laptop’s battery is dead or if I am not carrying it with me, I can always access these files from any computer as long as it’s connected to the internet. However, every time I try to access these files using a public computer I wish I had a portable Dropbox app on my USB drive....
If you use Chrome on your iPhone or Android smartphone, then it’s more than possible to save any web page that you come across in the PDF format. But rather than sharing links to any third-party apps or services and converting web pages to PDFs that way, what I will show you only require the use of native functionality on both platforms. Convert Web Pages to PDF — Chrome for iOS On the iPhone and iPad, Chrome can appear too simplistic....
Connectivity issues with certain email accounts (such as Gmail) can trigger the Mac’s Mail app to open randomly. So far, Apple has not released a permanent fix to this issue. But thankfully, there are a few fixes that you can apply to patch things up. Without any further ado, let’s get started. Minimize Instead of Close If the Mail app opens without warning while running in the background, try minimizing the app instead of closing it—click the orange-colored icon to the top-left of the window to do that....
Since almost all of my work involves the browser, I prefer when my music can play from there too. From Spotify to YouTube music streamer, there are many services that let you listen to music online directly from your browser. But what if you want to listen to your local music, those files stored on your device? Sure, there are a number of desktop music players. Still, to stream the music I own right into my browser would be an added advantage....
is a way to capture and preserve information that we know would expire sooner or later. And generally, we do it so that we can make it part of some documentation . However, there are just too many steps (print screen, crop, edit, save as image and then insert to a document) one has to carry out to make that happen. As a result we ignore it at times and repent later....
Before We Start In this process we will be downloading Windows 8 Pro while installing it. Thus make sure you have a seamless internet connectivity throughout the process.If you are installing the upgrade on a desktop, make sure you have uninterrupted power supply.Make sure you close all the memory hogging applications before you run the upgrade. Trust me, it’s a wise idea to do that. Let’s Begin… Step 1: We will be using Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant which you need to download first....
But now after a few months, LastPass has come up with a completely new look and features with the launch of LastPass 4 and I must say, things look even better than they were. The new LastPass has a brand new design with easier navigation. The vault now shows the websites as tiles with logos as thumbnails and is pretty easy to master when compared to previous versions. Using Emergency Access on LastPass 4 One interesting feature launched with LastPass 4 is Emergency Access....
So, what is portrait mode and how to use it in your Pixel 2? Let’s check it out. What is Portrait Mode Portrait mode is a camera feature that keeps the subject of the photo in focus and slightly blurs the background. This is often called the bokeh effect. Unlike the iPhone 7 Plus, Google Pixel 2 has only one rear-facing camera and uses its brilliant software to add the background blur....
This feature greets you with a lovely “Good Morning / Afternoon / Evening” message (depending on your sleep cycle for night shift workers) and a quick forecast of the day’s weather. Good Morning, Sunshine One of the helpful features that Good Morning provides is muting your notifications until you are awake. All your notifications – calls, texts, app notifications – will be sent to your phone, however none of them will show on your lock screen....
Setting up the Universal Clipboard is quick and using it is quite easy. We will explain what Universal Clipboard is and show you how to activate and use the feature. These tips will work as long as you use a device that meets Apple’s Continuity requirements, which is anything with at least macOS Sierra 10.12 or iOS 10. What Is the Mac Universal Clipboard Introduced in 2016, Universal Clipboard allows you to copy text and images – plus other content – from one Apple device and paste it onto another....
In this article, we will be focusing on 2 apps which allow for the automation of repetitive tasks thus making your life more streamlined. We have compared Microsoft Flow and IF before but now it is time to see how the iOS offerings of these 2 apps stack up against each other in terms of mastering the management of your workflow. Microsoft Flow Flow is Microsoft’s take on an automation app....
The Lite or Go apps (as Google loves to call them) are toned-down versions of the actual apps designed for phones with low storage and memory. They’re designed to work better on low-speed mobile and internet networks. So should you uninstall the main Instagram app and switch to the Lite app? Let’s get to know. Difference in App Size One of the major differentiating factors between the main Instagram and its Lite version is its size....
But Windows 10 is trying to right all the wrongs of Windows 8. Windows 10 is actually customized for what Windows does best – productivity. Features like virtual desktops, the return of the Start menu, Cortana, and the desktop as the default go to prove that. The official release of Windows 10 might still be as much as a year off, but MS has provided us with a free Technical Preview....
compared some of the most popular iPhone apps for these services. This time though, we take a look at all-time favorite of mine – Instapaper – and pit it against Readability, a somewhat new contender in the iOS app space. Design and Navigation Readability Of all the major read-later apps on the iPhone, Readability is perhaps the one with the most user-friendly approach, providing you with a series of pre-selected articles from the moment you start using the app....
As a result, people look for the alternatives to the Photos app. While there are many of them, two special ones are IrfanView and XnView. You may wonder which one to use. Don’t worry. We have done the hard work for you. In this post, we will compare IrfanView and XnView. By the end, you will be able to judge as to which photo viewer to use on a Windows 10 PC....
